“America’s Hottest Illusionist” Jason Bishop took the stage of WCU’s Bardo Arts Center on Sunday, Oct. 7 as part of the Galaxy of Stars series. The show was nearly sold out with 850 of the 904 available tickets purchased. The first illusion started with a rectangular box, about 36 inches long and 18 inches tall, […]
WCU Inspirational Choir gives uplifting performance
October 7, 2012 by
The joyful sounds of praise and worship filled the packed UC Grandroom Sunday, Oct. 7, as the Western Carolina University Inspirational Choir performed their homecoming concert “Falling into Jesus”, with special guests The Miracle Singers. The crowd could not contain its excitement as the choir of 24 students sang contemporary gospel music accompanied by bongos, […]
Funk band at Sylva’s Soul Infusion rocked out
October 4, 2012 by
Porch 40, local Cullowhee band, performed mind-blowing tunes at Soul Infusion Tea House and Bistro Saturday night, Sept. 22. This new funk/jazz/rock/energy band brought out a huge number of fans to rock out at a local music venue. The band consists of Drew Duncan (vocals and rhythm guitar), Scott Burr (vocals, saxophone, synthesizer), Mitchell Metz […]
Bluegrass bands draw large crowds at Mountain Heritage Day
October 2, 2012 by
The 38th annual Mountain Heritage Day saw a mild stretch of rain early in the morning but went onto see fair skies for the majority of the day. The day featured a combination of old-time mountain fair, traditional Appalachian folk showcases, and music that went on for the whole day. The exact attendance for the […]
Review of “Since Midnight” art exhibit
October 1, 2012 by
“Since Midnight” is a collection of art by visiting artist Carrie Ann Baade in the Bardo Fine Arts Gallery. There are quite a few paintings in this exhibition. They were all so different, and frankly, walking in to the room was overwhelming. It is hard to know which work to look at first. One gets […]
The Dada Festival Orchestra Concert provides a fitting end to the Dada experience
October 1, 2012 by
Under the bright stage lights of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center Theater, an introduction speaker was interrupted as he described the spirit of Dada by a lone trumpet player and proceeded to break into a seemingly random play-by-play of an imaginary horse race. The crowd erupted with laughter and with that, the concluding […]
